Where does “شمال سينا” come from?

شمال سينا (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Egyptian Arabic شمال, from Arabic شمال, from Proto-Semitic šimal-.

Ancestry of “شمال سينا”, step by step

شمال سينا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Egyptian Arabic شمال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptian Arabicشمالleft
2Arabicشمالleft hand; left side; bad omen
3Proto-Semiticšimal-—

via Egyptian Arabic سينا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptian Arabicسينا—
2Arabicسِينَاء—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šimal- →Every word from Arabic شمال →Every word from Egyptian Arabic شمال →